Car seal



Feb. 6, 1945.

R. PERROTTA CAR S EAL Filed June 8, 1943 INVENTOR.

jlaffaele Penna-ZZ@ Patented Feb. 6, 1945 UNITED STATES PATENT loi=1=icEv 2,368,61s- CAR SEAL. 'y A Raffaele Perrotta, Pueblo, Colo. Application June l8, 1943, Serial No.490,073

z claims. (o1. 29e-*3.18)

This invention relates to car seals, the primary object of the invention lbeing to provide a car seal so constructed that when positioned to seal a car door, -any attempt to remove the seal will result in the breaking or damaging of the seal to such an extent as to indicate that the seal has been tampered with by unauthorized persons.

Another object of the invention is to provide a car seal which may be ycheaply constructed, `and one lwhich may only4 beremoved by destroying the seal.

Still another `object of the invention is to provide a car seal including a body portion anda strap, the strap being secured to the body portion by bending the strap and pressing the bent portions of the strap into clamping relation with the body portion of the seal.

With the foregoing and other objects in vie'w,V

which will appear as the description proceeds, the invention resides in the Icombination and arrangement of` parts and in the details of construction hereinafter described and claimed, it being understood that changes in the precise embodiment of the invention herein described, may be made within the scope of what is claimed, Without departing from the spirit of the invention. f

Referring to the drawing:

Figure 1 is an elevational view of a strap constructed in accordance with the invention.

Figure 2 is a side elevational view thereof, indicating the free end of the strap as having been passed through the body portion of the seal.

Figure 3 is a sectional view taken on line 3--3 of Figure 2.

Figure 4 is a sectional view taken on line 4--4 of Figure 2.

Figure 5 is a sectional View taken on line 5 5 of Figure 7.

Figure 6 is a sectional View taken on line 6--6 of Figure 5.

Figure 7 is a sectional view taken on line 'I-'I of Figure 5.

Figure -8 is a view indicating notches in the edge of the strap, providing seats for the yieldable locking member held therein.

Figure 9 is a sectional-view taken on line 9-9 of Figure 4.

Referring to the drawing in detail, the body portion of the seal includes a metal plate 5 which is" formed with an oval opening 6 for the reception of the spring members, which embody split; rings having yoverlapping ends. These rings are indicated by the. reference character I and are. so arranged that the split, ends thereof willv the housing being indicated by the reference chara'cter 9.

The seal also includes a strap indicatedA by the reference Icharacter I0, which has'one end thereof secured to the body portion. Notches indicated vat II extend inwardly from the side edges of the strap, and provide seats inA which 1 the spring members I are held, to secure the spring members against displacement. When the metal strap has been extended through the opening of the body portion, a portion of the strap` is bent upon itself and extended over the :main portion of the strap, where it is bent downwardly as at I2 to closely engage one surface of the housing. The strap is now extended through theopening as at I3, and the free end of the strap is bent into parallel relation with the opposite surface of the housing, as at I4, whereupon the strap is firmly united with the housing.

Formed in the side edges of the strap II), at a point substantially intermediate the ends thereof, are notches I5 which extend inwardly towards the center of the strap, and are directed forwardly to the free end of the strap, as clearly shown by Figure 1 of the drawing.

On using the seal, the seal is passed through the usual car door staples, and the strap is bent upon itself., the free end thereof being extended through the opening of the vbody portion, until the spring members engage within the notches I5. After the strap has been properly positioned, it will be obvious that pressure directed to the strap to pull the strap from the body portion,

will result in the strap being pulled into close engagement with the spring members, with the result that the only way the strap can be removed, is to break or mutilate the strap, which of course would indicate that the car door had .been tampered with.

lieved that further description as to the operation and use of the seal is unnecessary.

What is claimed is: l

1. A seal of the classl described, comprising a body portion having an opening extended there# through, split rings held Within the body portion adjacent to the opening the adjacent ends of said splitrings overlapping and providing spring members, a seal strap having one of its ends secured Within the. opening ofv the llOrtionr said strap having; inclined not-ches formed insth 'side edges thereof, said notches adapted to receive the overlapping ends of the spring members, when the notched portion of the vstrap is extended through the opening of the body por tion, whereby said strap is secured againstv r'everse movement.r

opening formed therein, .a ylfiousing'iorming a part of the body portion and having a transversely elongated opening registering with the opening of the plate, spring members held Within the opening of the plate, said spring members embodying split rings having overlapping ends,

-a seal strap having notches formed adjacent to bent rearwardly and extended'through the opening of the body portion, thereby locking the strap. against'. reverse movement.

RAFFAELE PERROTTA. 

